3PP Release New release: Single-Class Synergy, Volume 1: The Core Four

[Timespike]

I think that's kind of the space that GPG holds right now (at least for ENP's content).

Ironically, A5E was originally intended as a UA type product. It wasn't going to be a standalone game. It was going to be a single hardcover UA-style book (still called 'Advanced Something Or Other'). But things happened, and the scope grew.

Yeah, there's definitely more in A5E than could have ever been wedged into something that limited, and I think it's better for it.

 

[Timespike]

My own two cents here, I'm certainly of the mind that the title doesn't really make sense to me, but I also understand there's no changing it now. And honestly, it has some intrigue to it anyway. I know that when I read it, my first thought was "What even is that?" That drove me to click on it, which is good! The problem is that the blurb/summary didn't really help me understand what it actually meant, but this thread has. Just including something that makes it clear these are feat chains would probably be good enough.

Also, it has been said already but that cover is amazing!

Yeah, I'm kinda loath to change the title but I may update the product page with a bit more description.

 

[Corinnguard]

Yeah, there's definitely more in A5E than could have ever been wedged into something that limited, and I think it's better for it.

A5e has really earned the title of Advanced 5e.

 

[Timespike]

Definitely. And it really feels advanced in the sense of "moved forward" at least as much as it does in the sense of "high-skill."

 

[Toan Li]

I think this "Feat for a Heritage Gift" sounds like an idea for a beefy GPG article, if not a "Special Issue". My take from this is that Paragons would simply become a level 10 feat option? Maybe as part of their own feat chains in some places?

As for this name thing I also hope it doesn't become an real issue. I love all the work you've done @Timespike. You've been anticipating ideas and fleshing out options, making 3PP important to the A5E community, and especially in spotlighting content from other publishers.

 

[Timespike]

I've updated the product page with a little more information to hopefully dispel any confusion.

Also: regarding the cover: good ol' Dean Spencer! He does fantastic work if you're looking for that kind of classic fantasy/metal feel.

 

[Zyclad]

This is a semantic question, I would like to know if you have clarification on rule of intention. In the prerequisites it states you cannot have any levels in any other class, however nothing prevents you from multiclassing until the 3rd feat in the related feat chain. The question comes to this, if you multiclass after your 4 levels in fighter for example and take the fighter feat, but decided you would like to take levels in cleric. Do you no longer meet the prerequisites for the feat and therefore lose said feats benefits?

Edit I wanted to clarify why I am asking, only because Adventurers guide pg. 380 states:
"You must meet any prerequisite specified in a feat to take that feat. If you ever lose a feat's prerequisite, you can't use that feat until you regain the prerequisite. For example, the Grappler feat requires you to have a Strength of 13 or higher. If your Strength is reduced below 13 somehow — perhaps by a withering curse — you can't benefit from the Grappler feat until your Strength is restored."

I just wanted to know if this was the original intention of these feats or if the 3rd feat was so posed to be the full restriction.

 

[Timespike]

The prerequisites for these are are intended to only be to take the feats, not to continue to benefit from them. So yes, rules as intended, you could multiclass out after the first or second one, and while it would permanently cut you off from being able to take the third, you'd still get the benefits of the first two. I will adjust the prerequisite language to make that a bit more clear.

 

[Morrus]

I think this "Feat for a Heritage Gift" sounds like an idea for a beefy GPG article, if not a "Special Issue".

Not that beefy, but it will be in (maybe the next?) issue as part of a new official non-regular rules update column, along with a few other things.

 

[Timespike]

This is a semantic question, I would like to know if you have clarification on rule of intention. In the prerequisites it states you cannot have any levels in any other class, however nothing prevents you from multiclassing until the 3rd feat in the related feat chain. The question comes to this, if you multiclass after your 4 levels in fighter for example and take the fighter feat, but decided you would like to take levels in cleric. Do you no longer meet the prerequisites for the feat and therefore lose said feats benefits?

Edit I wanted to clarify why I am asking, only because Adventurers guide pg. 380 states:
"You must meet any prerequisite specified in a feat to take that feat. If you ever lose a feat's prerequisite, you can't use that feat until you regain the prerequisite. For example, the Grappler feat requires you to have a Strength of 13 or higher. If your Strength is reduced below 13 somehow — perhaps by a withering curse — you can't benefit from the Grappler feat until your Strength is restored."

I just wanted to know if this was the original intention of these feats or if the 3rd feat was so posed to be the full restriction.

A new version of the PDF with revised prerequisite language should be available in the next hour or two; it should remove any lingering ambiguity.